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COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 

 Index io British Counier-Case — Continued. 



Circular to naturalists by Dr. Merriam— 



Criticism of replii'S to 



Climate of Pribylott' Islands — 



Causes seals to leave 



Not only reason for seals resortinjj there 



Stress laid on bj' United States 



Coal- 



Supply to natives 



Coition — 



Frequent at sea 



Collett, Professor R.— 



His reply to Dr. Merriam 



Commander Islands — 



Described as in Pacific in Treaty of 1867 



Raids on 



Committees of Congress — 



Reports on purchase of Alaska 



Common and Civil Law — 



Meaning of terms 



Common interests of mankind 



Comyn, "Digest" — 



On animals /eroB naturce 



Conclusions — 



To Chapter I 



II 



" III 



" IV 



•' V 



" VI 



vn 



To Part I 



" II 



Conference of Russian Dignitaries — 



Their Report discussed 



Their iuterpretat ion of Treaty of 1824 



"ContreProjet" ot Anglo Ru.<<sia"n Treaty by Russian Plenipotentiaries. 



Control of Bihriog Sea by Russia. (Hee jurisdiction.) 



Control of Islands- 

 United States contentions 



Summary of British reply 



Inettective by CJovernmeiit Agents 



Should be in hands of Government 



Control of Seals — 



Not domestication 



Control of quota — 



Ineffective 



Convention — 



As means of giving effect to Regulations 



Cook. Captain- 

 On Russian Settlements 



On sea-otter industry 



Cows- 

 Length of sojourn on islands 



Coxe. " Russian Discoveries" — 



On term " Eastern Ocean" ' 



Cross' Sound 



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145 



166 b 



45 

 297 



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80 

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82 



24 



40 



54 



67 



73 



99 



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158 



314 



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276 



161 



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106 



44 

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Damages — 



Claim of Great Britain 



Dall, Dr. W. H.— 



On conduct of Government Agents 



" condition of natives 



" decrease due to killing males 



" killing in 1868 



" marine habits of seal 



" small value of industry in 1807 



" traders in Behring Sea 



Davis, General .lefferson — 



On condition of natives ■ 



Dead pups — 



Attributed by United States to killing females at sea 



Circumstances in 1891 



Evidence of rarity before 1884 contradicted . - . - 



" as to progressive increase retrospective 



Not due to pelagic sealing owing to dates 



Not proved due to killing of mothers at sea 



Number increased in 1892 when no pelagic sealing in eastern portion of Behnng 

 Sea. 



Observed by British Commissioner in 1891 



Observations of Mr. Maconn in 1892 



Probable causes of mortality • -•• 



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